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0f it5 Coit
,l{actk, Green
or
Ailixed
by a hug, serrw eye suet' ns the
lumbermen of the Soothe, n rivers
soinet.imes use. The keeper sat up on
the log; grasping the eye of the serow
Horsepower and Good
Roads.
'1'hc' value of hard sarfaeed reads In
with one hand, he worked with the getting produeta to market or in ta1t.
other at the cable, When he had, a
month before, deftly fastened the fits goods front the Dittos to the ranee
la shown by tin c facts:
it
cable to the great timber n 1111 d
thought that in 3 ch n c t 1 es 104 this 'sup ?1 e 1
he would be struggling to :unloose it Nene:: nut be talatu to market. On
It was hard for 'Margie to see him, Pour different types of roads, the fol•
now that he was at the far end of lowing mother of horses, 1t is oral -
the log. But she rivulet dl -cern him mated, would ho required to pull the
dimly and fitfully. sudden great mad, using Ole same wagon in each
pride in her husband Made her lift case:
her children, one by ono, to the (fin a 'Dass sand or mud road, ten
streaming, window, Whether they sola, lint .4
she could not tell; but she made sure Ore a dirt reel, live horses.
e es4, that they heard and understood what
she said, To each one, as she pointed On a gravel road, two horses,
Sealed Packets Only. out int" the storm. she said: (1n a macadam road, one hoose.
Never SOICi in Bulk. "To save us and to save hie tower, To 411uArale again: Suppose a
your father is gone out there. For father 6163 0110 horse to pull his pre-
: father, you got a nlnn, duels to market: On the various
The last ebilri had been lifted. Mar-.e0„115,vriUl Mho ealne wagon, the, gie's at...:ous ecus were fixed on the ho es can Pull file following:
huge storm -shrouded cypress. Sud- Abaut FUO point's1teon a muddy dirt
denly he saw its monstrous b' 1 , ro 111:
which hal poised ,tself for another
heavy thrust at Lhe tower, turn slues-' NYet11 1,200 to 1000 pounds on a
ly away, • It Was swinging in the .saloons. dry dirt road.
tide. It was rolling over and over,! bout 3,000 pounds on a good gravel
The waves at last had their will with road.
it, It Was at the mercy of the storm.' From 5,000 to 6,300 pounds on a
But the figure of the elan was no good n160adanl read.
longer visible. Somewhere in that ":ret my can a greater quantity of
grey maelstrom of Waters he must he products be hauled to market with less
struggling. The log passed few' 1 horsepower on better highways, but
' rhe h^rryinr- otI under the blind
land weighing 0,270
MARGIE HAS A MAN
By ARC'IllBALD RUTLEDCE.
Erie Petersen, 1113 esOfe, Morgue, and. looked Inc deeply into each other's'
their five small eh:ldrtn had take eyes rut to see there light for all
refugee in the tower cf the lightbeusc geldanee.
A
'• bad blow, and for sure, Eric;'; "lou get a duty, Eric. Kiss me. "'•6 there also will,bea great saving of
and go" mother of the storm.
said ones clingin g abouthher and four of her baer by ! . The keeper took a brief farewell of , A Maine passed, Lhen another, Mar- wear and tear on the vehicles which
held in her -arms, she looked anxiously his wife and little ones.• g1e's heart beat sickly. •The children carry the goods.
through the narrow lighthouse win- Vett can watch me; he said. !were aware of her terror and. clung
ee
dow, "Eric: Eric. cried his wife suds' to her. She knew not how to comfort
dcnly. '•A rope! 1 tie a rope to you. them. Leaving them in a pathetic ' What is Success?
Below, huddled egainst the storm, and held it here." I group, she went toward the tower Some of the most genuinely enc•
was the tiny him house they had been; The keener, who R'a5 taking eff his stairs. Downward she looked, along cessful men I know, says a writer in
force:' to leave. Margie did not fear:Beat and shoes, paused to smile at his the steel shaft. The bottom of the Forbes Magazine, 4ino, RTO notifier rich nor
much for their own safety in the, vt,tr,, tower was fall of water. The storm
femme, but they are finding intense
satisfaction in doing the work they are
doing because they feel that it is
exactly the work they are fitted to do
and they are doing it to the very limit
of their ability, They aro putting into
the world the very best that Is In
stanch tower, but re Was a question; "j,,11 and I cleaned the tower last' howled up at -her insolently with bru-
wh thee• their little house could with- week. 11ar•gie," he reminded her. "'All tel mockery.
stand the frightful impact c t the die., this old tope, Eric, it must he takenMargie looked back at the children,
".4 bail blow, yes;' Eric ogrced; to the woodshed, " He quoted her, Then she gazed downward again. Sud -
"but here eve are safe, and I 1111 'where fatigairg and m.n,icking her tore, and denly out of the surging water within
I can light the light. The home, too. ,,sees the children laugh. "Not a foot' the tower a form appeared; a voice
will ire there when the ;no::u is gone." of rope in the tower," he went on; called to her. Though hersenses
h' a7. o' a reassuringly. :ow. I go." reefed, she saw andun e's on . them.
,A c1 lc was trnul;le m h s (lee tie drew his wife closer to the sea-! Don't come down.s the voice Warn- During Lord Leverhulme's recent
set gray oyes. Ile had been throe h v- mi v.indow, ed her. "Deep water here. I conte to visit to America, Thomas Dreier, while
tee many storms me to have ae ,«:tel "I drop down," he explained; "the' you."
rr pe •t for them. w :tee's rime feet deep now; high tide.' In another minute the keeper of the chatting with him, happened to drop
They were t::r:c1'ng on the seer1 1, and storm, toe. I climb slung the., light was with his family, the remark, "_A rich man like you—"
floes of 4114 li.0 1-3t0:1se, twenty feet leg, I louse the cable." I "You are safe, Eric, you are safe," "What do you mean by rich?" Lord
;rem the gronnd. Ily turns the k tep-i "Am( then?" was all Margie could say. Leverhulme interrupted him. The fa-
er of the light held his chi;.ch• n up tot "I swim t, the tower steps on. the; "You lose sight of me," he answer mous British manufacturer and plilan-
the wi •dew to see the wild grandeur lee =4de.' His voice was full of as- ed. "I know. I had to SW1141 under thropist gave a little dissertation em -
of the 11 e. Dur'ng the fen 1 .' 11 :: L but in 11'5 eyes, which el-' wt,ter to the tower. Not so stormy 1)1ta,slzing that money did riot make a
that they heel been in t •c-1 sir,mg 1 v a' .h ,,k; the truth, there was a a, on top," he added, trying to smile man rich, but that riches and success
fuse, the fury cif the hums:are had ferule. ; at his children. "I had to swim, little
greatly in.: ewes. ! "Margie." he sa:c] to his little Margie. consisted of what a man was and what
There v.lts little to see c"eclt rain daughter, "scmehody is going to! A week later, when people from the he accomplished of helpfulness to his
driving 11 4114 1::•. It ri',d Ito; s<crn to ew,m, mainland had begun to visit the 411,
fall; it shot past the w:rdow herizen-' The ready smile for 010 child died' house island to see the damage
tally. Beneath its sn'eansing veil the on his bronzed face as the huge ram wrought by the storm, many of then
Wiate house of the keeper g1earre.1 smote the tower a thunderous blow,' spoke to Margie Petersen of her.hus-
pallidIe. It steed stew in ;he wafer: Fran the sweat air shaft of the tourer, band and of his deer:. She, having a
fur t'141 swiftly 1'1eing; titre hall sub- there came the tinkling soar( of great heart but few and simple words,
merged ged all the island. The myrtles. breaking glass. ; would say, happily smiling, "I got a
the only trees on the small :land,, 'The light!" exclaimed Margie. man.'
were 111- ,1 and d 1 11 1 One mirror, maybe," her husband . No words really would have matter -
now and then Ilk, d.owi,4r - ,lir 1tn d Ilut most likely the big cd; fer the light in her eyes was elo-
they tr , .d their dark wild shade. S:a. ld back from the w.ndow-," quent of love.
J ,:rina,v The vast s While i'.e his wife and children took (The End.)
•
stretching eseeis bthirl the i..; ,t.. ..ho (r against the curved wall of the:
ligh,hcu: e stood firm. r....1,1 t ,O'la 11 - sash. The hurricane rushed i(1, :end, Animals Like Music.
were uua,,d and ' 0 t ^1 t were the roan threw up the narrow,
fellow mea.
'rlre fruits of twenty-fuur carat sate -
cess are the highest development of
one's own character and capacity, the
achievement of the largest possible
measure of worthy service within
one's sphere whatever that sphere
may be, and, as a rule. the esteem of
one's friends and fellows.
Random Remarks.
Boys wilo are good at games are
very rarely stupid. ---The 1 -Ion. Neville
i ,}04 ilt1 o tic. n.,; , e- 11S had to hgrut to shite his way' The most nasty—tempered brutes in Lytton.
ne .lo r11al1 t had l:: bait; f stmt it. He reached the sill, with, n men'.ge:io can be calmed by Booth- Happiness reals on justice, justice
t -111 e 11.11 them 111 L ( Petersen tI ::d wind screaming in his face;
r: whet 1 when he t.+1 • ,1,..,. ;:,+sing rautitnusly, he let firm. 1°, ung music. Even the tiger 11111 sit on morals and morals on religion: ---
hl girt:e that t!.ey ,,.sold .t cafe in down 01 idc the toWc+. There he,quietly when a pleasing melody is The D1an of Lincoln,
the 1 niver, • hong I y his hands. Behind him Mites' played. Lions are great music lovers. The woman whose mission in life is
"Mother, shall we have to swim?" ,i' i•ie deed down the sash. He was' They will sit motionless for hours and the consideration of her pe]•d011a1 ap-
1:tt:e Margie asked. To swim was as .,lore in the storm. I listen with every evidence of pleasure pearauce and the culture of her own
yet one of her tit: eal:zed ambitions. It was all eleven -foot drop into the: t0 a smooth -flowing melody; hut they pleasure iS much t00 ex110115110 a
stn, 1114 01)000,t.nncy 10 ach1000 41 now snrgin y atu's below that charged' dislike rapid music, and will growl luxury for an impoverished world. to
'1m nee a to her to be gond. ) against the tower. broke against it. at any discord. Leopards, on the con support,—.hiss Cicely Hamilton.
^I finite not," the mr.tu•r rent:c., and rushed onward 'n furious vele-'. teary, caper with delight when a lively Marriage is not friendship. Mar-
ts:! put her hand on the child's head. 'hence. The keeper had not only to tune is played.
ridge is not the gratification of natural
At that moment, as if to shatter drop into that storm of water; he had; p y
the hope thus expressed, the light- to fall near enough to the log to catch; Circus men declare that elephants instinct. Marriage is not children,
hoose trembled wildly-. Then quickly :r, yet in such a position that it would, will walk willingly into an arena It is all three, and the three must be
followed a succession of shocks as if rot crush him against the tower hall,; when a stately march is played for
some tremendous rani We014 driving Ranging a moment in the gale, he! them, but if music of a frivolous char -
with insane malice against the strue- waited his chance. acter is played during their act they
tare. "FII drop to the end of it the sec- voice their objection in no uncertain
"An earthc>uake, Erie:" Margie Pet- and after it strikes!" he muttered.
ersen exclaimed. "There was one here The wild rain drove fiercely against
before our time," she added, 'him;manner.
the wind tore at his clothes and In parts of India houses are set
The keeper did not answer. He ran sent his shock of auburn hair stream- apart for musicians, and goats, b»f-
over to the window on the seaward ing over his eyes. The corded =sells faloes, sheep, chickens, and other ani -
side of the tower and peered down of his arms bulged under the tension, mals are introduced in order that
through the blinding storm. His gaze I He waited, watching',
wee fixed for some moments, and his The monstrous bulk of the log
wife joined him. Presently he drew swung in the tide. It bumped the
her to the window and pointed. lighthouse shaft with little force. But
":See it, Margie?" he cried. "'Tis !its recoil withdrew it against a huge played within their hear•.ing. It takes
no earthquake, but 'tis something to . oncoming waze. The enormous roll- a long time, however, to make a horse
batter down our tower," i ing cylinder of water arrested the fond of music, and it has a preference
"I see a dark shape," the woman i rain, poised it and drove it with mas- for wind over stringed instruments.
answered. "It is floating. It drives sive strength against the tower. Liven Cows will jump and dance at the
against the tower. 0. Eric. what is; above the incessant roar of the hurri- sound of the bagpipes, but whether
it? It looks lilte the big sperm whale; can the keeper heard the dull grind- this is a sign of approval or disap-
we saW ten years ago in arid-ocean;ing of stone and mortar; but, as, a prove] is not certain. No •dog, how -
when we carne over from Cepen-, moment later, he clung to the cypress ever, can hear the bagpipes without
hagen." I upon which he had dropped, his half -
"You remember the big ev'press log blinded eyes were not prepared for manifesting the utmost excitement
musicians may test their sensitiveness
to music.
Camels run best when music is
I caught drifting—the fine timber that what he saw: a great gaping hole
had reline down to sea from the river' driven clear through the lighthouse!
bark in the mainland?" Through this breach a storm of salt
and fear.
Wolves, jackals, foxes, and other
untamed beasts exhibit great uneasi-
"Yes, and sure; it lay on the beach, water was rushing 411 load triumph; nese on hearing music, Venomous
in the .sunshine. The children played; and as Petersen lay on the tree trunk' re tjles-e-£� howerer}bn�_ ndled with
on it 1e felt the v vt bunt withdrawing dor = �. `--"
"And when they llippe�l_jy.•i t+;,a"�t4hr track• impunity when charmed by the notes
flats Cr, ,':y v i0Peu 8114 Leet toBiel "'ileo more like that last one," he of a reed or pipe.
ground. 'Tis a monster of a log. I, said, "and in goes the whole side of
had it tied with a section of steel I the tower. The wall is breached—if
cable. The tide has lifted it out of I'm teo late—"
the sand and has 81Vtrt1 it round so' His face was p.:1113 as he turned on
that its butt end now points landward. the rolling cypress, clinging with
The cable is just about long enough to hands 111(6 feet to. its slippery bulk,
let the log reach us. whenever the I The coursing waves ran over it, plung-
storm gets the monster lined right, ited clear across it, sped with fearful
rams us. 'There it comes now, I haste along its length, lifted it high
Merf(le."only to buffet it and sank it as if to
The solid tower shook. I, drown it. At no time was its hack
"She was not built to stand that: • I wholly out of water, anti its lone rider
the man said gravely. "I see a job went under with it.. Once Petersen
for me." I gls.need upward at the window above;
"Q Eric, what can you do? You but he coald see nothing except a blur
will not go out into tile storm? Sure,Iof spume against the glass. Yet
Eric, and the log will break loose and; Margie, gazing downward, saw him
float away," I and what he did.
"I tied. it just so a storm like this; With waves breaking over him, Erie
couldn't steal it away from me," the Petersen fought his way along the
keeper replied.
"Rut vote—what will you do?"
"I will go out and untie it," he
answered .quietly.
"You go, Eric?" the woman said
slowly. as if in a vision she had di-
vined will not
fate. "But Y
vined his , t
Youfawill you
and
come back, o goleave
1111 ''
1'Matrgie, I am the Keeper," Was
' Peterson's reply. "just the sfanie in
fair weather as in foul, I've got to
save the tower, and I've plot to save
you and our children. top'
Tle.looked straight into her eyes as
he was speaking. They hadr 4n life
perilous length of the log, Its vast
bulk wallowed, reeled, rolled, turned,
sante and rose. The man clinging
valiantly to it had two cares; to Itoep
his hold and to advance. If. he did
not advance, the relentless battering
ram would complete ,its work of de-
struction;
rip
struction; if ho lost his hold, he would
lose his game, and the game of life
s well. Lying almost flat, ho pulled
himself painfully toward the place
where the cable Thad been made fast
in the log.
A last he Came to the end of the
steel hawsers pulled through the heavy
galvanized ti111ff that was hhoid in place
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Vegetable Virtues.
A well-known doctor has compiled
this list of vegetable virtues:
Rhubarb is a good laxative,
Asparagus stimulates the kidneys,
Onions are e. tonic to the nerves,
'watercress is an excellent blood
purifier.
Parsnips possess the salve virtues
as sarsaparilla.
Bananas are boneflccial to sufferers
from chest complaints,
Dates aro excellently nourishing,
and also prevent conntlpaticn,
Apples, carrots, and Ilrazll nuts are
excellent. fer ;sufferers from centime
tion,
Tomatoes al•0 good for a torpid livor
hut should be avoided by gouty people,
Celery contains sulphur, and ]yelps
to ward off rheumatism, It its also a
servo t
0
sir
Lettuce has a soothing effect on the
nerves, and is cecollont for sufferers
From inenlnaltl,
Spinach lute great aperient; qualities
and Is far bettor than medicine for
sufferers from constipation,
l.eep Mlnerd'a Liniment 111 the housb,
together and each given its proper
place.—Dean of Manchester.
There is no country in he world like
Britain, where men eau rise by their
ability, their brains, their character,
from the humblest to the highest rank
in every sphere.—Rt. I4on, Winston 0,
Churchill, M.P.
Minard's Liniment used by Physicians.
Natural Question.
Teacher—"Now, are there any more
questions you would like to ask about
whales ?"
Small Girl—"Please, micas, what's
the prince got, to do with them?"
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gonia
UeilfG•S1a;iRS
Gloves
Overalls & Shirts
Tao A.
FJnA
Bob Long Says:—
m3' overalls and shirts are roomy
and comfortable, and made e°po-
cially For Farmers. 1 designed
them wilt the hien that you aright
want to stretch four arms 811d
legs occasionally,.
BOA. LONG
GLOVES
will outwear any other make of
Glove on the market, because
they are made by skilled work-
men from the strongest glove
leather obtainable.
Insist on getting nob Long
brands from your dealer—
they will save you money
R. G. LONG & Co., Limited
WinDIoaa TORONTO Montreal
BOB LONG BRANDS
Known from Coast to Coast+s
Not Her Fault,
The young bride, after serving to
her husband a dinner that was so so,
Bald, fes tlul dessert of, mince pie was
brought cm:—
"1 intender, dear, to have 501ne
sponge cake too, but It W118 a 104111
I
failure."
Iiow was that?" the husband eelted
in a disappointed lcnc, for Ile w118 fond
of sponge cake.
"'rho druggist;' she explained, "sent
111(3 the wrong 'find of sponges,"
China Using English Language.
In China English Imes been adopted
as Ole second official language.
4 , , The Joy Of A
- l Perfect Skin
d_,c'� e'. Know the joy and
.c;Y'y` hrppinesa that conics
into one thio possessing
f''t;;\\a skin of purity and
beauty. The soft, dis.
P i 41 tinguished appearance it
'I renders brings out your
natural beauty to its full-
est�.In use over 70 years.
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UNIVERSITY
Kingston, - Ont.
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SCHOOL Oki COM16IORCE
BANKING
MEDICINE EDUCATION
Mining, Chemical, Civil,
Mechanical and Electrical
ENGINEERING
SI*MMES mast, 11AB1ef1T10(i 0611000
July and August December to April
111.1011 KING; Acting Reglatrer
:..anaesiii sxa:a x rya-> ata.
LONDON'S Ora -OF -
DATE MARKETS
0 R a
FSEVEN,
CATERING
MILLION APPETITES.
Enormous Quantities of Food'
Sold In Metropolitan
Marts.
Seven and a 10111 million people Ba-
in( In Greater Londrei depend upon the
daily distribution of food from the
mart+rets of the Metropolis.
Clothes pe;;, will last longer if th • y Yet the principal of these markets ---
1(10 boiled for ten minutes when new• 1i4(1inr4i1tlt:, ,le 1'1114-1 ('ovent
00 rl.lr-
Ta10 first balloon was built 411 1.783,'den. and 'seed, r !1« 11 ,, ('e t .' the
It w:115 sestet. aloft w4tho«t a phs11611 e 1ic^s the 1 did threw ,torso 'on was 11,•0
COARSE SALT
LAND SALT
Bulk Carlota
TORONTO SALT WORKS
C. J. CLIFF TORONTO
On The Farm
means the same attractive styles—tile saute easy comfort --the
sante sound economy—that Fleet Foot means in. the city.
Have two or three pairs of Fleet Foot—brow a ones for work about
the farm—white ones when 'cork is over and pkasurc begins.
You can have several pairs of Fleet Poet fur the price of one pair
of leather shoes.
There are styles and sizes for 'nen, women
and children --for week -day and Sunday --
for none and holiday time.
Ash your dealer for Fleet Foot
42
f SUY0'ce
• 2
e,,�e ti3�e
alko a real ]ar@a1job off'._
1MNTING becomes necessary as your
property • increases in value, and as
property was never so valuable as today
there is a greater need than ever for that
kind of paint which actually preserves the
surface and thus saves the entire house.
This spring, to make a real job of it, use
e`1ENGLISI14 ". 49,2t;o\o,11neLead
. (arnndrnma eanllinc a.a.l�
PAINT
'ley% Pureiahile fano
A ' "1 126 Pues Point'
because it combines permanence, covering capacity
and economy.
If B-H "English Pairlt" 36'118 dearer than it is, it
would still be the most economical ---the shorter
life of other cheaper brands 'napes them more ex-
pensive in the end.
It contains the famous Brandram's, Genuine B.B.
finely -ground white lead-70%—to which is put 30%
of pure zinc—a guaranteed formula that no other
paint can boast. To this mixture is added line
turpentine and linseed oil from the 13-H mills, which
is of a quality in keeping with the other ingredients.
When you use B -I Paint you will notice its
"body" and brilliance --you will compare the
extreme covering capacity with other brands ---tile
permanence you will be able to prove by other ex-
teriors painted with B-H paint years ago.
Look for the B-H dealer In your ter-
ritory. The B -I -I Sign hangs outside
his store,
RAN °iro^'tr.'I?ln„'„
I4ONTweM HALT 'Ai .1, 30„M TO ONTO WNlON 04
MroIC,NI HAI CMC).nV 8014041700 0ANC011V041
1,^,0,04.11
Furthernrcrc, while the population
of Len(icn leg, grown rapidly during
tee East 6(1,01e:g u•y, the eltuation 0f
these marl:, 1, in (('1.40(1111 :mem has
made It in'pu:,rlhle fele dorm to oh.pnud
.1i14i('irh'ly to meet 11e food require-
' mem, cf tin 1.0,111's 1,:(- t ,t capital
adequately. t , u .:quest! it is pro -
11000a to ,_ ,:;ilei: h II s 11l1'i,'a. centres.
Foal 1. 're1 year= ,c0 1 ovcllt Gar-
den, (41.0110241)' Convent (1(01)111, was
grunted to Iho 1 1:1 el' lu Bari' With
;even ”, [ca of adjacent hull, i the your-
. ly value of the whole being reckoned
at $31.00. When :air. \fall iby Deeley,
-11.1'., h, nght the Covent-Card'n es-
tate in 1.81:1 he had to sign a c1142(4 (0
far slightly less than S15,000,000- ap-
Proximately $775,000 per acre.
Their Romantic Stories.
In it 1 •'rk .'t ilaya (l vent. Ga"111n
was. the re=cel cf rash:r mole 0ocicly,.
(he 1n1:ly ,'(1818 louses wit11111 it.
hctular:es icing frec(alct:trd by all
the wittiest ane gayest mea and eve•
Mori in 161(41111.61',) few smile lend
sheds 1; 1 11141, ,a market three tilers
11 4.42111 fee the 11': (11 frui•, herb., red
lusts.
Orme 1:1,a cf the gw.at'1y of fruit
(,:,:•4111 thrcngh Covert ft:trace, may
1i , g•ttlic'-v(1 frits the fa-) 111; t 1,7,1•11„
(milli, 1.1 11',v;! -'.riga, l l''{ ,1',qh of
'i:11.00 Levo':, 14'0;0
Leon dl n. rd n in one morning. nut.
lu 114.1 -, n rot , pineapple,, , 1511 mai
1b. of gI.(p, , ,11,.1 Muir aly
The crier['-r:"nt I:arra; tiatdc•1
is so 1;11 at that utas tof the green :1u i
dry (inter mail G(s:', lent.: fes, 11414:;, r Ir.
t1'e brrehL and '-,l-1 of a 1414141,' Loden
market in Pudding Lane. 41(4"r,' (41''
(treat I•;:'e of Lt n :,n sir. Iwo :11„1
a half r, 11itriera^ Th d in a !.
room 4.1(1011 lucks Iliku 11 timpel,f,'r
sign flu ,• sre c1(2 as they aro
brought III 111^ ft. -111x..( by r' hip, rtw•
chow.: ;:t ('Hina (1) rdr:l having to be
I te•lie•+t 1titi1 (l( ''4.11{ 011.`0y 11tH!
'germ,' pruclllo,,.
Pillioe•.gate. . has n r small di14i•
(•(Illy 1oimine with til' 11.,tad •I,•
day. I, rV' r two 1(11111412'.i y4t1.: it
has boon : op((1 rrae%rt.l'ho I'lac+
*hire. mine 1ra,11, l tors of fish are.
sold daily 11,1',:y.-± 1(0 u'clo,1: in lilt'
morning wt s llnrhnr tor
5111 11 1 1 011)0 1114 1,oa1:,,. .\;' it grow 11,
imp011unce. stalls for the :111' of fish
were ere( Led in the 14'l ;hbarlice I.
Large bu4ldlog> have lateen their
places, but years ago the market
proved se inadequate that the late
13aronnss Burdett-Cantts b11111 the
Columbia Market at a cast of S1,O0e,•
000 and presented it to the City. It
failed lo attract salesmen, however,
and Billingsgate still tins no rival. •
Tors of Fish and Meat.
Only 01xy Ions of the Bah received
daily now comes in boats up the
Thames. The remainder comes over -
laud by rail; and Billingsgate lacks
rail connections.
Wool and meat need to be sold
chiefly at I,eatlenhall Market, Forty
years ago, however, it became the re-
cognised market for poultry. Leader -
hall was used as a market before it
came Into possession of 111e Clay five
hundred years ago, but Sndthfield, the
scene in the old days of jousts, toun'na.•
sleets, executions, burninge, and re-
volts, can claim, perhaps, (1 more re -
mantle history.
Over 300,000 tees of meat are sold
at Smithfield 15 t.ho 00111'50 of a year,
while at (he metropolitan Cattle Mar-
ket millions of live cattle, sheep, and
pigs, are (itv)used of during the same
period.
Coveting thirty acres, the latter
market is 011e of the largest In the
world, arid it is no uncommon sight to
see 30,000 animals of ono 11111d or an,
other in the pens on e. single day.
Air Deliveries.
Experiments have proved it. euti'ely
1 practicable to deliver belated teethe.
- I
lv 1(11-
-I atlantic mail 00 steamers at seri by
811•planes.
The ship they have taltcn its de-
parture several hour's previously, yet
the eying machine, with a speed of
100 miles 00 more an hour, can °Amity
Catch up• with it and put the 111011 on
board.
IA plane orthe "flying boat". type is
resod for the purpose, and the water-
proof well -bag is held in a elope on
the aide of the 11(111, Tho aviator flies
over the ship and Ula rigging en -
bottom it long line dropped fr0nl the
Plane tbet hiss grapple-ta.ile on it., (and.
This 11ne is attached to the mail -bag,
which, when the grapple-t.a1L'i catch,
Is jerked out of its 111 to falling Il 1 i11
� , g to
the sea,
It le then an easy mittte' t0 haul the
mail -bug aboard, while the steamer
continuos lie uninlerrul:ted Voyage.
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The rateable vain* of London Is
now $27.7,600,000,